# Newbury (UK Parliament constituency)

Newbury is a constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, located in the English county of Berkshire. It was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and has been in continual existence since then. It has been represented by Lee Dillon of the Liberal Democrats since 2024.

## Constituency profile

The constituency consists of most of West Berkshire and includes Newbury, Thatcham and Hungerford. To the east, the rest of West Berkshire is incorporated into the Wokingham and Reading West constituencies.
Since its creation it has been a Conservative or Liberal/Liberal Democrat seat, sometimes seemingly marginal and sometimes seen as a safe seat, with a tendency towards being Conservative. West Berkshire which is similar to its neighbours has a rather thriving economy with the headquarters of the communications company Vodafone that has created a cluster of around 80 mobile phone related businesses in Newbury, while the Lambourn area is the second most important centre for the racehorse industry in Great Britain, employing over 800 people directly, and producing an annual income of £20 million.
West Berkshire is also home to Atomic Weapons Establishment, near Aldermaston, Wolseley plc and PepsiCo. There are high proportions of detached and semi-detached housing, and lower than average dependency on social housing.

### Neighbouring constituencies

The constituencies bordering Newbury (clockwise from north) are Witney, Didcot and Wantage, Reading West and Mid Berkshire, North West Hampshire and East Wiltshire.

## History

Originally, Newbury was part of a larger constituency of Berkshire, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs), increased to three in the Reform Act 1832. In the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 Berkshire was divided into three county constituencies, Northern (Abingdon), Southern (Newbury), and Eastern (Wokingham), and two borough constituencies, Reading and New Windsor, each returning one member.
The Conservatives have held the constituency for all but seventeen years since the creation of the seat – only three spells of Liberal Party, or Liberal Democrat, majorities have intersected their control. In 2015, the party held the largest majority in the seat since 1935 at 46%, before being reduced to 40.1% in 2017.
Since the February 1974 election, the Liberal Democrats have been one of the two largest parties in the constituency. They most recently gained the seat at the 1993 by-election, holding it until 2005 where it was regained by the Conservatives.
The constituency in 2010 produced the third lowest share of the vote for Labour (4.3%), one of five lost deposits for Labour nationally, below the 5% of the vote deposit threshold. In 2017, Labour earned its highest share of the vote in Newbury since the October 1974 election with 14.1% of the vote.
It was estimated that the constituency voted 51% in favour of remaining in the European Union during the 2016 referendum on EU membership, with 49% voting to leave.
In December 2023, the Labour Party included the seat in its published list of 211 non-battleground seats, suggesting they did not see it as winnable.

## Boundaries and boundary changes
### 1885–1918

The constituency was created as the Southern or Newbury Division of Berkshire under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, when the three-member Parliamentary County of Berkshire was divided into the three single-member constituencies of Abingdon, Newbury and Wokingham. It comprised:
* The Boroughs of Newbury and Reading;
* the Sessional Divisions of Ilsley, Lambourn, Newbury (including Hungerford), and Reading (except the parishes of East Swallowfield and West Swallowfield); and
* Part of the Sessional Division of Wokingham.
Only non-resident freeholders of the municipal borough Reading (which comprised the Parliamentary Borough of Reading) were entitled to vote.

### 1918–1950

* The Boroughs of Newbury and Wokingham;
* The Rural Districts of Hungerford and Newbury; and
* Parts of the Rural Districts of Bradfield and Wokingham.
Extended eastwards, with the addition of Wokingham and surrounding areas from the abolished Wokingham Division. Small area in the north transferred to Abingdon and areas which had been annexed by Reading County Borough transferred to the Parliamentary Borough thereof.

### 1950–1955

* The Borough of Newbury; and
* The Rural Districts of Bradfield, Hungerford and Newbury.
Wokingham and rural areas to the south and east of Reading transferred to the re-established constituency of Wokingham. Small area transferred from Abingdon.

### 1955–1974

* The Borough of Newbury;
* The Rural Districts of Bradfield, Hungerford and Newbury; and
* The County Borough of Reading ward of Tilehurst.
Gained the Tilehurst ward from the abolished constituency of Reading North. From the 1964 general election, the wards of Norcot and Tilehurst were included following a revision to the local authority wards in Reading.

### 1974–1983

* The borough of Newbury; and
* The rural districts of Bradfield, Hungerford, and Newbury.
The two Reading wards were transferred back to the re-established constituency of Reading North. The boundary with Abingdon was slightly amended to take account of changes to local government boundaries.

### 1983–1997

* The District of Newbury wards of Aldermaston, Basildon, Beenham, Bradfield, Bucklebury, Burghfield, Chieveley, Cold Ash, Compton, Craven, Downlands, Falkland, Greenham, Hungerford, Kintbury, Lambourn Valley, Mortimer, Northcroft, St John's, Shaw-cum-Donnington, Speen, Thatcham North, Thatcham South, Thatcham West, Turnpike, and Winchcombe.
Gained a small area of the abolished constituency of Abingdon (part of the former Rural District of Wantage) which was retained by Berkshire when the rest of the area comprising Abingdon was transferred to Oxfordshire by the Local Government Act 1972. Areas to the west of Reading included in the new constituency of Reading West.

### 1997–2010

* The District of Newbury wards of Aldermaston, Basildon, Beenham, Bradfield, Bucklebury, Chieveley, Cold Ash, Compton, Craven, Downlands, Falkland, Greenham, Hungerford, Kintbury, Lambourn Valley, Northcroft, St John's, Shaw-cum-Donnington, Speen, Thatcham North, Thatcham South, Thatcham West, Turnpike, and Winchcombe.
Small loss to Wokingham in the east of the constituency (Burghfield and Mortimer wards).

### 2010–2024

* The District of West Berkshire wards of Aldermaston, Basildon, Bucklebury, Chieveley, Clay Hill, Cold Ash, Compton, Downlands, Falkland, Greenham, Hungerford, Kintbury, Lambourn Valley, Northcroft, St John's, Speen, Thatcham Central, Thatcham North, Thatcham South and Crookham, Thatcham West, and Victoria.
Further minor loss to Wokingham.

### 2024–present

Further to the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies which became effective for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
* The District of West Berkshire wards of: Chieveley & Cold Ash; Downlands (polling districts BG, CA, CB, EA, FA, FB, GA1, GA2, LB and PC); Hungerford & Kintbury; Lambourn; Newbury Central; Newbury Clay Hill; Newbury Greenham; Newbury Speen; Newbury Wash Common; Thatcham Central; Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham; Thatcham North East; Thatcham West.
The electorate was further reduced to bring it within the permitted range by transferring eastern, rural areas to the new constituency of Reading West and Mid Berkshire.

## Members of Parliament

An incumbent MP has been defeated five times, in the elections of 1906, 1923, 1924, 2005, and 2024.
Berkshire prior to 1885
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | William George Mount | Conservative |
| 1900 | William Mount | Conservative |
| 1906 | Frederick Coleridge Mackarness | Liberal |
| 1910 | William Mount | Conservative |
| 1922 | Howard Clifton Brown | Conservative |
| 1923 | Harold Stranger | Liberal |
| 1924 | Howard Clifton Brown | Conservative |
| 1945 | Anthony Hurd | Conservative |
| 1964 | John Astor | Conservative |
| Feb 1974 | Sir Michael McNair-Wilson | Conservative |
| 1992 | Judith Chaplin | Conservative |
| 1993 by-election | David Rendel | Liberal Democrat |
| 2005 | Richard Benyon | Conservative |
| 2019 | Richard Benyon | Independent |
| 2019 | Richard Benyon | Conservative |
| 2019 | Laura Farris | Conservative |
| 2024 | Lee Dillon | Liberal Democrat |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lee Dillon | 19,645 | 40.1 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | Laura Farris | 17,268 | 35.3 | −19.8 |
| | Reform UK | Doug Terry | 5,357 | 10.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Liz Bell | 3,662 | 7.5 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Stephen Masters | 2,714 | 5.5 | +1.5 |
| | Freedom Alliance | Earl Jesse | 153 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Gary Johnson | 131 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,377 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,930 | 68.0 | –3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,986 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.7 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Conservative | 28,075 | 55.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 16,615 | 32.6 |
| | Labour | 3,929 | 7.7 |
| | Green | 2,027 | 4.0 |
| | Others | 325 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 50,971 | 71.2 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 71,631 |
General election 2019: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Laura Farris | 34,431 | 57.4 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lee Dillon | 18,384 | 30.6 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | James Wilder | 4,404 | 7.3 | −6.8 |
| | Green | Stephen Masters | 2,454 | 4.1 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | Ben Holden-Crowther | 325 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,047 | 26.8 | −13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,998 | 71.9 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -6.7 | |
General election 2017: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Benyon | 37,399 | 61.5 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Bunting | 13,019 | 21.4 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | Alex Skirvin | 8,596 | 14.1 | +5.7 |
| | Green | Paul Field | 1,531 | 2.5 | −1.6 |
| | Apolitical Democrats | Dave Yates | 304 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,380 | 40.1 | −5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,849 | 73.4 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -3.0 | |
General election 2015: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Benyon | 34,973 | 61.0 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Bunting | 8,605 | 15.0 | −20.5 |
| | UKIP | Catherine Anderson | 6,195 | 10.8 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Jonny Roberts | 4,837 | 8.4 | +4.1 |
| | Green | Paul Field | 2,324 | 4.1 | +3.3 |
| | Apolitical Democrats | Peter Norman | 228 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Barrie Singleton | 85 | 0.1 | New |
| | Patriotic Socialist Party | Andrew Stott | 53 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,368 | 46.0 | +25.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,300 | 72.1 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +12.6 | |
General election 2010: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Benyon | 33,057 | 56.4 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Rendel | 20,809 | 35.5 | −7.1 |
| | Labour | Hannah Cooper | 2,505 | 4.3 | −1.7 |
| | UKIP | David Black | 1,475 | 2.5 | +0.9 |
| | Green | Adrian Hollister | 490 | 0.8 | New |
| | Independent | Brian Burgess | 158 | 0.3 | New |
| | Apolitical Democrat | David Yates | 95 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,248 | 20.9 | +14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,589 | 70.2 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.3 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Benyon | 26,771 | 49.0 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Rendel | 23,311 | 42.6 | −5.6 |
| | Labour | Oscar Van Nooijen | 3,239 | 5.9 | −1.0 |
| | UKIP | David McMahon | 857 | 1.6 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Nick Cornish | 409 | 0.7 | New |
| | Independent | Barrie Singleton | 86 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,460 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,673 | 72.0 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
General election 2001: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Rendel | 24,507 | 48.2 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | Richard Benyon | 22,092 | 43.5 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Steve Billcliffe | 3,523 | 6.9 | +1.4 |
| | UKIP | Delphine Gray-Fisk | 685 | 1.4 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,415 | 4.7 | −10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,807 | 67.3 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Rendel | 29,887 | 52.9 | +15.8 |
| | Conservative | Richard Benyon | 21,370 | 37.8 | −18.1 |
| | Labour | Paul Hannon | 3,107 | 5.5 | −0.6 |
| | Referendum | Ted Snook | 992 | 1.8 | New |
| | Green | Rachel Stark | 644 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | UKIP | R Tubb | 302 | 0.5 | New |
| | Socialist Labour | Katrina Howse | 174 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,517 | 15.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,476 | 76.3 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1993 Newbury by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Rendel | 37,590 | 65.1 | +27.8 |
| | Conservative | Julian Davidson | 15,535 | 26.9 | −29.0 |
| | Labour | Steve Billcliffe | 1,151 | 2.0 | −4.0 |
| | Anti-Federalist League | Alan Sked | 601 | 1.0 | New |
| | Conservative Candidate | Andrew Bannon | 561 | 1.0 | New |
| | Commoners' Party | Stephen Martin | 435 | 0.8 | New |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Screaming Lord Sutch | 432 | 0.7 | New |
| | Green | Jim Wallis | 341 | 0.6 | −0.2 |
| | Referendum Party | Robin Marlar | 338 | 0.6 | New |
| | Conservative Rebel | John Browne | 267 | 0.5 | New |
| | Corrective Party | Lindi St Clair | 170 | 0.3 | New |
| | Maastricht Referendum for Britain | Bill Board | 84 | 0.1 | New |
| | Natural Law | Michael Grenville | 60 | 0.1 | New |
| | People & Pensioners Party | Johnathon Day | 49 | 0.1 | New |
| | 21st Century Independent Foresters | Colin Palmer | 40 | 0.1 | New |
| | Defence of Children's Humanity Bosnia | Mladen Grbin | 33 | 0.1 | New |
| | SDP | Alan Page | 33 | 0.1 | New |
| | Communist (PCC) | Anne Murphy | 32 | 0.1 | New |
| | Give The Royal Billions To Schools | Michael Stone | 21 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,055 | 38.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,399 | 71.3 | −11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +28.4 | |
General election 1992: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Judith Chaplin | 37,135 | 55.9 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Rendel | 24,778 | 37.3 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | Richard J E Hall | 3,962 | 6.0 | −2.1 |
| | Green | Jim Wallis | 539 | 0.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,357 | 18.6 | −9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,414 | 82.8 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.9 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael McNair-Wilson | 35,266 | 60.1 | +0.8 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | David Rendel | 18,608 | 31.7 | −3.3 |
| | Labour | Robert Stapley | 4,765 | 8.1 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,658 | 28.4 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,639 | 78.0 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael McNair-Wilson | 31,836 | 59.3 | +6.2 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Anthony Richards | 18,798 | 35.0 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Richard Knight | 3,027 | 5.6 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,038 | 24.3 | +7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,661 | 75.2 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael McNair-Wilson | 33,677 | 52.8 | +10.4 |
| | Liberal | Anthony Richards | 23,388 | 36.7 | −3.9 |
| | Labour | Joan Ruddock | 6,676 | 10.5 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,289 | 16.1 | +14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,741 | 79.3 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael McNair-Wilson | 23,499 | 42.4 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal | Dane Clouston | 22,477 | 40.6 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Celia Fletcher | 9,390 | 16.7 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,022 | 1.8 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,366 | 76.3 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael McNair-Wilson | 24,620 | 42.4 | −6.4 |
| | Liberal | Dane Clouston | 23,419 | 40.3 | +19.0 |
| | Labour | Celia Fletcher | 10,935 | 17.3 | −12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,201 | 2.1 | −16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,974 | 80.8 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
After the 1970 general election, Newbury's boundaries were altered to reduce the size of the electorate which had grown to over 85,000. After the boundary changes, the electorate numbered around 72,000 people. This came into effect for the first general election in February 1974.
General election 1970: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Astor | 30,380 | 48.8 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | Timothy Sims | 18,647 | 29.9 | −8.1 |
| | Liberal | Dane Clouston | 13,279 | 21.3 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,733 | 18.9 | +11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,392 | 72.6 | −6.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Astor | 25,908 | 45.3 | 0.0 |
| | Labour | Ronald Spiller | 21,762 | 38.0 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal | Stanley Clement Davies | 9,571 | 16.7 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,146 | 7.3 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,241 | 79.1 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1964: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Astor | 24,936 | 45.3 | −14.7 |
| | Labour | David Stoddart | 18,943 | 34.4 | −5.6 |
| | Liberal | Denis Egginton | 11,124 | 20.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,993 | 10.9 | −9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,003 | 79.3 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hurd | 29,703 | 60.0 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | David Stoddart | 19,787 | 40.0 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,916 | 20.0 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,490 | 78.7 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hurd | 29,703 | 58.1 | −1.7 |
| | Labour | Jon Evans | 18,843 | 41.9 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,237 | 16.2 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,546 | 78.3 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hurd | 20,102 | 59.8 | +7.0 |
| | Labour | Colin Jackson | 13,507 | 40.2 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,595 | 19.6 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,609 | 78.7 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1950: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hurd | 18,150 | 52.8 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Colin Jackson | 11,914 | 34.7 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | Edwin Burrows | 4,284 | 12.5 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,236 | 18.1 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,348 | 81.1 | +15.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Hurd | 24,463 | 52.4 | −20.6 |
| | Labour | Iris Brook | 15,754 | 33.7 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal | Eric Digby Tempest Vane | 6,052 | 13.0 | New |
| | Common Wealth | George Booth Suggett | 424 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,709 | 18.7 | −27.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,693 | 65.4 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Howard Clifton Brown | 24,642 | 73.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Richard Russell | 9,125 | 27.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,517 | 46.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,767 | 65.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
1931 general election: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Howard Clifton Brown | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Howard Clifton Brown | 17,800 | 51.0 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal | Edward Harold Brooks | 13,604 | 39.0 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | Frank Jacques | 3,471 | 10.0 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,196 | 12.0 | −4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,875 | 78.3 | −2.6 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | -2.2 | |
General election 1924: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Howard Clifton Brown | 14,759 | 55.9 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal | Harold Stranger | 10,444 | 39.5 | −10.6 |
| | Labour | Frank Jacques | 1,219 | 4.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,315 | 16.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,422 | 80.9 | +9.6 |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Harold Stranger | 11,226 | 50.1 | +7.5 |
| | Unionist | Howard Clifton Brown | 11,185 | 49.9 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,411 | 71.3 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +7.5 | |
General election 1922: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Howard Clifton Brown | 12,322 | 57.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Harold Stranger | 9,144 | 42.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,178 | 14.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,466 | 69.7 | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
By-election, 1922: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Howard Clifton Brown | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | William Mount | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
General election December 1910: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Mount | 6,485 | 60.3 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal | Lisle March-Phillipps | 4,278 | 39.7 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,207 | 20.4 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,763 | 82.4 | −8.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election January 1910: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Mount | 7,081 | 60.0 | +12.0 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Hedderwick | 4,723 | 40.0 | −12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,358 | 20.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,804 | 90.4 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frederick Mackarness | 5,338 | 52.0 | New |
| | Conservative | William Mount | 4,936 | 48.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 402 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,274 | 87.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,746 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1900: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Mount | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Mount | 4,895 | 56.5 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | John Swinburne | 3,766 | 43.5 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,129 | 13.0 | +5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,661 | 81.5 | −1.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,621 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.7 | |
General election 1892: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Mount | 4,588 | 53.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Thomas Stevens | 3,938 | 46.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 650 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,526 | 82.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,338 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Mount | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1885: Newbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Mount | 4,631 | 51.1 | |
| | Liberal | George Palmer | 4,429 | 48.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 202 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,060 | 86.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,453 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

## Neighbouring constituencies

vteConstituencies bordering Newbury :
Witney
Didcot and Wantage
East Wiltshire
Newbury
Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Hampshire North West :